my fishes

We are truly spoiled to be able to spend summer weekends in Sheboygan, Wisconsin with lazy days at Lake Michigan's beach. My boys absolutely love it and are fishes in the water. Nothing they enjoy more then a day with big waves for them to jump in.

Zach doesn't seem to notice that the water is freezing and that I can't even make it past my knees, as sometimes I find it so cold. He seems to take after his father in this regard who also doesn't mind the frigid (well, I think they are frigid) temps and regularly can be found bathing in the lake. Boys will be boys, I guess.

1st Grader

Tuesday Zachary had his first day of 1st Grade.
I feel like it snuck up on us & I don't quite know what happened to summer. This was one of the fastest summers for me.

I am glad that the adjustment to a full day of school is behind us, as last year we had full day Kindergarten. But despite that fact, we still had a lot of tears Monday evening & Tuesday morning. I think Zach will just be one of those kids that struggles with new transitions & change brings on anxiety for him.

Although the morning was rough, I think he had a good first day and has another great teacher this year. He also has a few of his buddies from last year in his class.











My attempt at a picture with him & he was really crying at this point. Poor guy!









Helping him unpack his school supplies in the classroom. Does he look happy or what? This was right before the tears started again as it was time to say goodbye.

Lindsey 6 months old

Lindsey is 6 months today.
She's growing up so quickly!

Although, she doesn't seem like she's 6 months as she is still so little! Overall, she is doing well & continues to make her mama happy with her good sleeping habits.

She continues to gain weight, but still is below the 20th percentile and 90th percentile for height. However, we had quite the distressing 6 month check up on Thursday.

I went into the appointment expressing some of my concerns about her gross motor skills, i.e. rolling over, sitting up, tummy time, head control, etc.... As I feel like she could be further along than she is and I know I shouldn't keep comparing her to her brothers and their development, but I can't help myself. Anyway, I went into the appointment thinking they would probably hear my concerns, but say the standard doctor line of "all babies develop at different speeds and maybe she is just developing slower, give it time" and then maybe they would give me a referral to see if she qualifies for some physical therapy.

Well, as most moms know appointments with little ones at this age can be challenging no matter what time of day it is and all babies have usually had it by the time the doctor comes at them with numerous needles for their shots. So Lindsey was already crying at this point, then was screaming after she had her shots and the lady hands me a handful of paperwork about her shots, development, etc. and then she says, "here's a referral for Neurology for her to go to see Dr. blah blah blah (I didn't in the least catch his name).
I was like a deer in the head lights & didn't catch anything else she said about the reasons why she was referring us. Neurology? I did not see that coming.

Since then, I have had time to process and recover from the shock of the referral. We unfortunately can't get in to see the neurologist till Sept 8th, which is a long time to cope with our anxiety & worry. I have scheduled an appointment with our family physician for Monday to get a second opinion. I am trying to have faith that she is fine and is just experiencing some developmental delays and that going to see a neurologist will only confirm what we already believe. And if its some PT that she needs, so be it. It can only help her.
However, in the meantime, please keep Lindsey & us in your prayers, as we patiently wait to see more doctors and hopefully, receive positive reports.

New Buffalo

I am a bit late in posting this but still wanted to post it. My parents rented a cottage for a week in New Buffalo, Michigan for my sister & her family and us.

We had a great week! We were spoiled to have our own pool in addition access to Lake Michigan which was a small walk across the street.
The cousins had a great time playing together & spent countless hours swimming in the pool. As well as holding diving competitions, which was fun to see.

Thanks for hosting us Mom & Dad and we hope we can do it again sometime! (hint, hint...) It truly was a memorable week away!